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17-Oct-2011
Poverty is as much about lack of power as it is about lack of money. To mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we've compiled real-life stories told by people living in poverty about how they have empowered themselves and improved their livelihoods. These stories provide practical advice for donors on supporting empowerment through their aid programmes.
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28-Sep-2011
Fragile states require different donor responses. Our monitoring survey looks at how international engagement in 13 fragile and post-conflict states and territories has fared based on our ten Fragile States Principles. We also track progress against the principles of the Paris Declaration and Accra Agenda for Action.
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26-Sep-2011
Angel Melguizo, economist of the Development Centre, participated at the 4th Annual Meeting of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Senior Budget Officials, organised by the OECD Directorade of Public Governance, and the Lebanese Finance Ministry in Beirut September 21-22, 2011. Representants from 11 MENA countries and international experts from UNDP, IMF, WB, EC debated on recent developments and challenges for public budgeting in this region. See the presentation on the Latin American experience on political transitions and fiscal policy in the following link.
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01-Sep-2011
Aid to water and sanitation rose sharply in the last decade to USD 8.2 billion in 2008-09 (total annual average aid commitments), with Japan providing the largest share (28%). Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Central Asia received the most - 27% and 19%, respectively.
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23-Aug-2011
The Southeast Asian Economic Outlook 2011 (SAEO 2011) Seminar took place on 13 July 2011. It provided an opportunity for experts to exchange views on current economic challenges in the region, based on the initial results of the forthcoming report to be released later this year.
Topics discussed were: Economic Outlook 2011 – 2016 and macroeconomic policy challenges in Session 1; Synopsis of medium-term structural policy challenges in the region in Session 2 and Green growth in Session 3 (click on the title above to see the Agenda).
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28-Jul-2011
The United States has significantly enhanced its development strategies, policies, and programmes. It should continue to reduce overlaps and improve co-ordination.
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18-Jul-2011
Aid for trade is making progress. Our 2011 monitoring survey shows partner countries recognise the need to mainstream trade in their national and regional development strategies, and are making progress towards this objective. And donors are responding by continuing to mobilise additional resources.
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18-Jul-2011
On the occasion of the Third Global Review of the joint OECD/WTO Aid for Trade Initiative, the OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria introduced the third edition of Aid for Trade at a Glance, entitled Showing Results.
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Download: Effective aid, effective development
07-Jul-2011
Download the feature essay entitled "Effective Aid, Effective Development" in the Summer 2011 edition of Global Asia, written by Stephen Groff, Deputy Director of the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD).
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